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" Fashion is instant - after six months, it disappears, and you have to start again. That's the nature of it. "

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" I made my final collection in college in London using Irish handwoven wool. That is how I discovered Ireland first; I just fell in love with it, really. "

" I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at. "

" If you ask me where do I belong, it would be somewhere in the Irish Sea almost - born in Hong Kong, Chinese mother, Portuguese father from Macao, lived in Europe most of my life. "

" When I left college, nobody expected much of me - and nor did I. "

" It might be a selfish choice, but I find it quite difficult to design for individuals and prefer the distance of larger schemes. It's the same reason why, as a designer, I don't do wedding dresses. "

" Dubai is a vibrant city: Big cars, big buildings... it reminds me of my home town, Hong Kong. People are always on the move here, and there's a lot going on. There are some wonderful architecture and some not-so-wonderful. "

" It is hard to have a fashion business in any country, but even more difficult in Ireland. "

" As I get older and older, people like my work more and more. "

" Design has always been at the heart of our business. "

" As a heterosexual designer, it is really, really important to have a woman's point of view. "

" I dress pop stars, and I dress my doctor. It's about attitude. I do what I love, and I'm lucky to do it. It's a long way from Hong Kong. "

" I love fashion, but fashion is not my whole life. "

" I'm like a conductor. I come up with ideas, and I get all these people to make great music together. I have a team of really talented assistant designers. I have architects in my office. People I trained from the beginning in menswear, womenswear, and home. I have a great team who know what I want and feel and translate that into beautiful results. "

" When I was young, we always went to our posh cousins at Christmas. My dad made sure we had new shoes and clean clothes - he was really proud - and that's why I felt different from everyone living around me. We had the first television on the estate, the first fridge. "

" The day I feel my clothes are no longer relevant, I will be happy to step down. "

" Guys want to be cool without appearing to be bothered about trends. "

" Many women in their 40s make the mistake of wearing clothes that are too tight. Skimpy dresses and tight trousers can make you look older, so get the best fit you can find. "

" Men like clothes they can wear to work and afterwards. They don't want things to be complicated. "

" My dream home would be a fishing lodge in New Zealand. "

" I don't want to be an elitist designer. It's no fun just catering for a small group of people. It's against my principles. "

" A woman can look incredibly sexy in a black suit. "

" I think my love of form is especially informed by my background, whether this is creating a wonderful silhouette in a dress or finding the perfect shape for a bowl or the 'just so' angle of a table leg. "

" Chinese people have that superstitious fix - people always do feng shui when they are opening a shop; even the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank pays people to do feng shui for them. "

" There was the Cultural Revolution just over the border, and Hong Kong felt quite dodgy. My younger brother's wife actually swam from China to Hong Kong to escape. I realised in the '60s that I had to get out. "

" I turned my hand to costume design a few years ago when I created the outfits for 'This Is the Sea,' with Richard Harris and Samantha Morton. It's a very different discipline to being a fashion designer, though - you have to rein in your own vision and work to a tight brief. "

" I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them. "

" I love my black shirts; I have usually 14 of them at any one time. "

" I'm a British designer, and it's great to show on your own ground. "

" I think, as a designer, what you have to do is challenge yourself to do what you do, but better. "

" I love white walls because white reflects the light and is a great backdrop for art. "